Browsing by Author "Onsomu, Eldah"
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Discussion Paper No. 118 of 2010 on The Role of Education and Training in Reducing Poverty and Unemployment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)Unemployment and poverty are major socio-economic challenges affecting most countries. They are associated with under-utilization of resources, while leading to low welfare status. In the past, the Kenya government has ... -
Discussion Paper No. 158 of 2013 on The Role of Cash Transfers in Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Kenya.
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)Cash transfers are important in relieving both the direct and opportunity costs of utilizing public social services such as health and education. Cash transfers have a direct effect on the welfare of poor households and ... -
Discussion Paper No. 159 of 2013 on Poverty, Growth and Inequality Decomposition: A Household Survey Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)This study mainly attempts to quantify the relative contribution of economic growth and redistribution to poverty changes in Kenya. This is important for policy since a prudent poverty reduction strategy needs to focus ... -
Discussion Paper No.130 of 2012 on Job Search in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence from Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2012)This study considers empirical evidence concerning job search behaviour of non-working individuals in Kenya. The study uses data from a nationally representative Labour Force Survey and discrete choice models to analyse ... -
Policy Brief No. 03 of 2015 on Wage Disparities in the Formal Sectors: Policy Options for Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2015)Wage employment in the public and private sectors accounts for a significant proportion of formal employment in most developing countries. In Kenya, nearly 655,000 wage earners were employed in the public sector in ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2014 on Implications of GDP Rebasing on Skills and Professional Development
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)n September 2014, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) announced that the Kenya economy is 25.3% larger than it had earlier been estimated. The 2013 GDP was estimated at Ksh 4.76 trillion.This means that Kenya's ...
